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urso.

bear (a member of the family Ursidae)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈuʁ.su/Brazil[ˈuh.su]Brazil/ˈuɾ.su/São-Paulo/ˈuʁ.su/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. bear (a member of the family Ursidae)

    masculine
  2. puss caterpillar (larva of the genus Podalia)

    masculine
  3. hairy man

    figuratively · masculine
  4. unsociable person, misanthrope

    figuratively · masculine
  5. individual who is the target of mockery

    figuratively · masculine
  6. bear

    masculine · slang
  7. brilliant student

    Portugal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos Proto-Italic *orsos Latin ursuslbor. Portuguese urso Learned borrowing from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos. Displaced the inherited doublet usso.

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